red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

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Subject:	red crossbill, common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
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Description
English: Line art drawing of a crossbill.
Date
Source Archives of Pearson Scott Foresman, donated to the Wikimedia Foundation
Author Pearson Scott Foresman
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crossbill_(PSF).png

The red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae, also known as the common crossbill in Eurasia. Crossbills have distinctive mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other fruits.

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